Secure scalability for cloud and on-premise infrastructure

ObjectWave CEO Sam Cinquegrani and Rackspace Enterprise Support Engineer Charles McKinnis contributed this piece on secure scalability for cloud and on-premise infrastructure to the Future of Customer Engagement and Commerce, the SAP Hybris blog.

Every fledgling e-commerce retailer envisions a day where the stars are aligned, sales are trending upward, and it’s time to scale up operations. But what exactly does that involve, and what are the possible hazards? Scaling up presents the potential for serious problems if security isn’t taken into account for both cloud and on-premise infrastructure.